Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum&Plastic, Mining and Warehousing sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Yamaha Corp. (T:7951), which rose 5.39% or 290.0 points to trade at 5670.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568) added 5.13% or 196.0 points to end at 4020.0 and TOTO Ltd. (T:5332) was up 3.62% or 200.0 points to 5720.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (T:4272), which fell 3.09% or 43.0 points to trade at 1347.0 at the close. The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. (T:8750) declined 2.54% or 55.3 points to end at 2120.0 and T&D Holdings, Inc. (T:8795) was down 2.50% or 46.0 points to 1794.5.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2025 to 1311 and 232 ended unchanged.
Shares in Yamaha Corp. (T:7951) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.39% or 290.0 to 5670.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.77% to 15.17 a new 3-months low.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.95% or 0.66 to $70.38 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.84% or 0.63 to hit $75.50 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.13% or 1.70 to trade at $1313.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.12% to 109.25, while EUR/JPY fell 0.12% to 130.34.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 92.60.
